About this video
LIVE panel in Johannesburg as the 2026 local government elections approach — and the message is brutal: coalitions without thresholds create extortion politics.
Helen Zille and Sandile Swana unpack the Kenny Kunene saga, why “internal investigations” don’t restore trust, how tiny parties raise their “price” by switching sides, and why Johannesburg’s corruption has become syndicated. Zille’s bottom line: if voters want Joburg fixed, they must stop splitting the vote — or accept five more years of decay.
✅ IN THIS EPISODE
• Kenny Kunene controversy: suspension → “internal report” → reinstatement
• Coalition blackmail: “put me back or we collapse government”
• Why thresholds matter (and why 0.x% parties shouldn’t decide mayors)
• “Criminal sphere of government”: how syndicates capture metros
• Why DA refuses to govern while being controlled by criminals
• The majority argument: turnout + vote consolidation
• “Good ANC vs bad ANC?”—economics vs integrity
• EFF threats: why Zille says don’t believe them
• Q&A: decentralisation, privatisation, fixing potholes properly
• Youth turnout + leadership: “now or never” warning for Joburg
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